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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2014.437
People
Danny Lyon, American (Brooklyn, New York born 1942)
Title
Segregated drinking fountains in the county courthouse in Albany, Georgia
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph
Date
1962, printed 2010
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/339868

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
32.9 x 22.1 cm (12 15/16 x 8 11/16 in.)
sheet: 35.6 x 27.9 cm (14 x 11 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: verso, b.r., in graphite: Danny Lyon
  • stamp: Verso, b.r., in graphite and red ink: Printer [over] K [over] BLEAK BEAUTY [over] Picture Date 62 * 2010 Print Date
  • inscription: Verso, t.r. edge, in graphite: DLC 07

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Private collection, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2014.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Anonymous Gift
Copyright
© Danny Lyon/Magnum Photos
Accession Year
2014
Object Number
2014.437
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • Photography and Social Change in James Baldwin’s America, Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Cambridge, 09/13/2018 - 12/30/2018

Verification Level

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